Occupational Therapist; CHT ; Per Diem - Rehabilitation Services - Carson NV

Occupational Therapist (CHT preferred) - Per Diem
- Rehabilitation Services
- Carson City NV

Job Category: Clinical Professional

Requisition Number: OCCUP
002009

• Posted :
  September 1, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $45.34 USD to $70.23 USD

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Carson City, NV 89705, USA

*** CHT highly preferred ***

Summary of Position:

The Occupational Therapist is accountable for safe, effective patient and family-centered care in alignment with the mission, vision and values of the organization. The staff Occupational Therapist will provide services to all age populations 0-65+ older populations in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. The Occupational Therapist will utilize established policies and procedures to ensure safe and effective care.

Qualifications

Education
:

Graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Experience
:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an Occupational Therapist preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
:

• Proficient computer skills are required to document patient care, communicate and enter information into the electronic medical record system;
  Epic experience preferred.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive clinical judgement and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with various departments in and outside of the Barton Health System in order to provide consistently exceptional care.
• Attention to detail to adhere to regulatory standards.

Certifications/Licensure
:

• National Board Certified Occupational Therapist (NBCOT) Certification-Required
• Current CPR/BLS Certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date.
• If California is your primary home dept, then California OT licensure required and obtain Nevada OT within 6 months.
• If Nevada is your primary home dept, then Nevada OT licensure required and obtain California OT within 6 months.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions

• Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
• Responsible for providing services to all level of patients that may include acute care patients, outpatients, and skilled/nursing/home health and hospice clients.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team, in accordance…